Peter Julian

Peter Julian

Infobox CanadianMP | name=Peter S. Julian


term_start=2004 election
term_end=
predecessor= New district
birth_date= birth date and age | 1962|04|16
birth_place= New Westminster
successor=
death_date=
death_place=
profession= Community activist, executive director, financial administrator, worker
party=New Democratic Party
party colour=NDP
residence=New Westminster
riding=flagicon|British Columbia Burnaby—New Westminster
footnotes=
term_start2=
term_end2=
predecessor2=
successor2=
spouse=Micheline Julian
religion=United Church of Canada
portfolio=International Trade, Pacific Gateway and the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics|

Peter S. Julian (born April 16, 1962 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Burnaby—New Westminster.

Julian was born on April 16, 1962 in New Westminster, British Columbia to Terry and Ruth Julian.

A community activist, Julian was Executive Director of the Council of Canadians and later the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He was a leader in an unsuccessful effort to prevent the opening of a Wal-Mart store in New Westminster.

In 2002, Julian ran unsuccessfully for city council in New Westminster. He received 3,275 votes, losing a spot on the council by 74 votes. [http://www.newwestcity.ca/cityhall/Leg_Info/Election02_unofficial_results.htm]

After losing his bid for city council, Julian ran for the New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Burnaby—New Westminster, British Columbia. On March 7, 2004 Julian defeated Dave Mackinon to be the NDP's candidate in the 2004 federal election. Julian won the general election, defeating Mary Pynenburg of the Liberal Party of Canada by just 329 votes. becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was re-elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 election, defeating Pynenburg again, but this time by nearly 4,000 votes.

Julian served as the Provincial Secretary for the Quebec section of the NDP in the 1990s. He also has been the National Policy Coordinator and Assistant and Acting Federal Secretary of the NDP. He has been a member of the NDP since he was 14 years old. He also co-founded the Save St. Mary's Hospital Community Coalition. He was a founding member of the B.C. Disability Employment Network and the Burnaby-New Westminster Council of Canadians. He has also volunteered for the local Emergency Social Services, for Royal City Soccer, East Burnaby Minor Baseball, the United Way, and the United Church of Canada.

In the New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet, he is critic for International Trade, the Pacific Gateway and the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. On September 27, 2007, he was shuffled out of the Transport and Persons with Disabilities critic portfolios while keeping the others. During the 38th Parliament, Julian acted as the NDP critic for Persons with Disabilities, Globalization, and the Treasury Board. Julian recently went to Eagleridge bluffs in West Vancouver, where he supported the actions of the protesters who oppose the overland route for part of the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

Julian is fluently bilingual and is also functional in American Sign Language. He lives with his wife Micheline and his son Stefan in the 10th Avenue area of New Westminster. He graduated from New Westminster Secondary School and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal. His father is a lifelong Liberal party member who supported Stéphane Dion during the 2006 Liberal Leadership Convention, when he became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/voices/story.html?id=58f22f6a-d887-4e60-bf05-b31ecc5cf52f] .

Julian's current legislative assistant is Henri Sader.

Committees

*Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade

Election results

-
style="width: 160px"|New Democratic Party
"Peter Julian"
align="right"|14,061
align="right"|34.58%
align="right"| +18.5
align="right"|$51,851
-
style="width: 160px"|Liberal
Mary Pynenburg
align="right"|13,732
align="right"|32.52%
align="right"| -1.0
align="right"|$67,860
-
style="width: 160px"|Conservative
Mike Redmond
align="right"|11,821
align="right"|27.63%
align="right"| -19.9
align="right"|$52,988
-
style="width: 160px"|Green
Revel Kunz
align="right"|1,606
align="right"|3.72%|
align="right"|$173
-
style="width: 160px"|Canadian Action
Dana Green
align="right"|312
align="right"|0.64%|
align="right"|$100
-
style="width: 160px"|Communist
Péter Pál Horváth
align="right"|166
align="right"|0.26%|
align="right"|$389
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|41,698!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|217!align="right"|0.52%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|41,915!align="right"|58.95%!align="right"
!align="right"
-
style="width: 160px"|New Democratic Party
"Peter Julian"
align="right"|17,391
align="right"|38.8%
align="right"| +4.2%
align="right"|$71,413.90
-
style="width: 160px"|Liberal
Mary Pynenburg
align="right"|13,420
align="right"|29.9%
align="right"| -2.6%
align="right"|$74,580.51
-
style="width: 160px"|Conservative
Marc Dalton
align="right"|12,364
align="right"|27.6%
align="right"| 0.0
align="right"|$70,006.15
-
style="width: 160px"|Green
Scott Janzen
align="right"|1,654
align="right"|3.7%
align="right"| 0.0
align="right"|$1,149.61
-
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|44,829!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|144!align="right"|0.32%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|44,973!align="right"|60.9%!align="right"
!align="right"

External links

* [http://peterjulian.ca/ Official website]
* [http://www.ndp.ca/ Official NDP website]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=b41c3b7e-c64f-4415-9f58-79d7462e5d8e&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament of Canada Webpage]


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